Xosé Val Díaz


Pseudonym: Valdi
Category: Sculptor
Birth Date: 18th April 1947
Birth Place: Montecubeiro, Castroverde (Lugo)
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He started out as an autodidact sculptor influenced by Suso de Marcos, who was born in Boimorto and lives in Málaga.

 Work & Activities

EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS

2001-2004. He participated with an exhibition and a workshop on sculpture in the “Romarías do Lecer”, organized by Xacarandaina Association and celebrated at St Margarita Park every year (A Coruña). 2001. Sculpture exhibition at the School-Museum of Pardiñas within the 22nd edition of the Festival of Pardiñas, organized by Xermolos Cultural Association, Pardiñas - Guitiriz (Lugo). 2001 onwards: He participated with an exhibition and a workshop on sculpture at the “VIII Mostra de Artesanía e Instrumentos”, organized by the Association of Galician Pipers within the Festival of Pardiñas. 2002. Sculpture exhibition, Town Hall of Sobrado dos Monxes (A Coruña). 2003. Sculpture exhibition in the premises of the Association of Rural Women of Teixeiro (A Coruña). 2004. Sculpture exhibition, Pintor Llorens Cultural Centre, Sada (A Coruña). 2005. Sculpture exhibition, Armando Cotarelo Valledor School, Boimorto (A Coruña). He participated on several occasions in the workshop on wood carving at the “Mostra de Artesanía no Camiño”, Arzúa (A Coruña). 2007. Sculpture exhibition and speech with the pupils of Tarrío Primary School, Culleredo (A Coruña). 2008. Sculpture exhibition, Pintor Llorens Cultural Centre, Sada (A Coruña).

 

WORKS:

“Amigo”, “Pecio”, “Carcabeiro”, bas-relief of the poster for the “1º Festival de Gaites da Vila de Candás” (Asturias), “Deportista”, “Dona”, coat of arms for the Candás Pipe Band (Asturias), “Galegas”, “Lar”, “Mestre”, “O Laranxo” (reproduction of Laxeiro’s painting), “Rapa das Bestas”, “Retrato 1”, “Retrato 2”, “Retrato Mixto”, “Rompeolas”, “Ruanda”, “Sarita”, “Sumo Pracer”, “Tecedora”, “Trisquel en Madeira”, “Trisquel en Pedra”, “Xermolo da Gaita”, “A Morte de Man”, “Serpe en Do”, “Xermolo da Vida”, “Manuel María Poeta Chairego”, “Enfite”, monolith in honour of the victims of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Sada (A Coruña) and monolith in honour of Camilo Díaz Valiño and Sixto Aguirre Guarín.